NOTES:

1. Individual results may vary.

2. Chipper: approx. 400HP, Diesel fuel consumption: approx. 30 gal/hr. Diesel Fuel at $4.50/gal

3. It is assumed that chips cannot be reasonably sold for beneficial re-use.

4. Chipping process and chip handling produces large amounts of particulate matter (PM) in the form of wood dust that can cause serious illness in exposed workers.  Wood dust is a proven carcinogenic (cancer-causing). Chipping losses, mostly in form of wood dust, are approx. 2% or 2 tons in this example. Only 98 tons of wood chips are deposited into the landfill.

5. Air Curtain Burner residual is 3 tons of ash, hauled by 1 truck, but is usually land-applied on site;  Chipper residual yields no weight reduction, but does provide significant volume reduction.  In this example, waste is hauled by at least 12 trucks, each carrying approximately 22 cubic yards or 5 – 6 tons.

6. Direct hauling of land clearing wood waste to landfill will require approximately 25 trucks.

7. The S-220 is a medium size above ground refractory walled firebox.  Larger and smaller models and trench burners are also available.  See www.airburners.com.

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